I just launched a Psychology of Social Media Facebook page with the intent to keep people informed about new developments (or events) related to the psychology of social media and to share some of the posts I’ve previously shared in my … Continue reading →
I’d like to give special thanks to Janet Thaeler (@newspapergrl) for sharing my article on her blog yesterday and Paul Wilson (@PaulWilson) for sending it to her. Along with her post she included this infographic and a brief introduction to … Continue reading →
Last night my students presented our research at The 1st Chaminade University Psychology Student Research Conference along with other students from BYU-Hawaii, ChaminadeUniversity, and Hawaii Pacific University. It was a wonderful conference. Thanks to Dr. Tracy Treverow and Chaminade University for … Continue reading →
Today (April 14, 2015), is the one year anniversary of 273 school girls being kidnapped from the Chibok Government Secondary School by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria. Today approximately 230 of them are still missing. Sadly, in a moment of self-reflection, … Continue reading →
On Wednesday, February 25, 2015, a poorly photographed image of an average looking dress with the caption “guys please help me – is this dress white and gold, or blue and black?” was posted on Tumblr. Early the next day … Continue reading →
“As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it.” Albert Einstein “Chance favors the prepared mind, yet happiness is to awaken another.” Marian Diamond I have always had a deep love of learning and a childlike … Continue reading →
My copy of my Teacher Education & Practice Article based on my doctoral research practicum finally arrived in the mail. This was an exploratory study of elementary school teachers that laid much of the foundation for my dissertation … Continue reading →
The BYU-Hawaii Newsroom did a highlight story on my new Psychology of Social Media course and the article I was invited to write about the course for the APS Observer. Here’s the link to the article People who are over … Continue reading →
As a result of a conversation I had while attending the annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science in San Francisco last May I was invited to write an Observer article about the Psychology of Social Media course … Continue reading →
I spent a wonderful weekend at the inaugural Advances in Educational Psychology Conference (AEPC) in Fairfax, VA last weekend. The conference was sponsored by Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA). The format of this conference was … Continue reading →
